I'm reading "Indivisible by Four" by Arnold Steinhardt, first violinist of
the Guarneri String Quartet.
I have been a fan of the quartet since their first recordings and concerts,
and over the years I've read everything I could about them, but this book
is one of the best "inside stories" of string quartet making that I have
ever read. It's funny, touching, heart-rending, exciting ... and full
of marvelous stories and people.
Steinhardt is as terrific a writer as he is a musician.
Mimi Ezust